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5 Collectors Book-L.H. Grollenberg Atlas Of The Bible, The Royal English Atlas David And Charles Re-Prints, Play The Game Board Game Book, Relfe Brothers New Aldergate Atlas, Ordnance Survey Around Kettering Published By Richmond And A Map Of Kettering

H L BLACKMORE: THE ARMOURIES OF THE TOWER OF LONDON, 1976, 1st edn, vol 1, ordnance, 4to, orig cl d/w

TWO BOXES ORDNANCE SURVEY AND OTHER MAPS

tschappat (W.H.) Text-book of Ordnance and Gunnery, 1917 1st ed, cl; Speight (H.) Upper Wharfedale, 1988, dw; Gray (J.) Through Airedale from Goole to Malham, 1891, orig. cl; with A Quantity of Volumes miscellaneous (qty.)

A map of Brecknock from the Ordnance Survey with Trecastle Ward inset, 26 cms x 36 cms, together with another of Brecknockshire, 24 cms x 19.5 cms, and an engraving 'Pistill Rhaiadr, a Great Cataract in North Wales'.

‘TEXT BOOK OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURE OF RIFLED ORDNANCE', 1872 edition.

A FLINTLOCK SEA SERVICE MUSKETOON BY BROOKS, CIRCA 1790 with 59cm; 23 1/4in steel barrel flared at the muzzle and struck with view, proof and Ordnance marks, signed border-engraved lock engraved 'Tower' and with Ordnance mark (rubbed), figured walnut full stock (cracked around one barrel pin), the butt with flat-topped comb, brass mounts of regulation type comprising trigger-guard, side-plate, butt-plate and ramrod-pipe, and contemporary brass-tipped wooden ramrod (the tip missing) 99.5cm; 39 1/8in Inv. no. F085. See H.L. Blackmore 1961, p.99. SEE FOOTNOTE TO PREVIUOS LOT OR NOTSEE FOOTNOTE TO PREVIUOS LOT OR NOTSEE FOOTNOTE TO PREVIUOS LOT OR NOT SEE FOOTNOTE TO PREVIUOS LOT OR NOT SEE FOOTNOTE TO PREVIUOS LOT OR NOT ########################

A FLINTLOCK SEA SERVICE MUSKETOON BY BROOKS, CIRCA 1790 with 61.5cm; 24 1/4in steel barrel flared at the muzzle and struck with a series of marks including view, proof and Ordnance marks, signed border-engraved lock with Ordnance mark (mainspring removed), figured walnut full stock (fore-end repaired), the butt with flat-topped comb, brass mounts of regulation type comprising trigger-guard, side-plate, butt-plate and ramrod-pipe, and contemporary brass-tipped wooden ramrod 102.8cm; 40 1/2in Inv. no. F087. See H.L. Blackmore 1961, p.99.

A FLINTLOCK SEA SERVICE MUSKETOON BY BROOKS, CIRCA 1790 with 58cm; 22 7/8in steel barrel flared at the muzzle and struck with view, proof and Ordnance marks, signed border-engraved lock engraved 'Tower' and with Ordnance mark (rubbed, the lower portion only of the steel remaining), figured walnut full stock, the butt with flat-topped comb, brass mounts of regulation type comprising trigger-guard, side-plate, butt-plate and ramrod-pipe, and contemporary brass-tipped wooden ramrod (the tip missing) 99cm; 39in Inv. no. F084. See H.L. Blackmore 1961, p.99.

A .750 CALIBRE INDIA PATTERN FLINTLOCK MUSKET, DATED 1786 of regulation specifications, the barrel struck with view, proof and ordnance marks at the breech, the lock engraved with crowned GR and 'Tower', figured walnut full stock impressed with further marks including the date (partly obscured), and the Ordnance storekeeper's mark, regulation brass mounts, and steel ramrod 99cm; 39in barrel Inv.no.F053.

A .750 CALIBRE INDIA PATTERN FLINTLOCK MUSKET, DATED 1786 of regulation specifications, the barrel struck with view, proof and ordnance marks at the breech, the lock engraved with crowned GR and 'Tower', figured walnut full stock impressed with further marks including the date (partly obscured), the Ordnance storekeeper's mark, and the maker's name 'Gill', regulation brass mounts, and steel ramrod 99.7cm; 39 1/4in barrel Inv. no. F054.

A Quantity of Second World War Ordnance Survery War Revision Maps, various parts of Great Britain (unframed)

A Late 18th Century Flintlock Belt Pistol, the octagonal steel barrel engraved LONDON, with Board of Ordnance marks, foliate engraved tang, the lock engraved LONDON, steel belt clip and trigger guard with pineapple finial, full walnut stock with bag butt and horn tipped wooden ramrod.(some repair to stock)

An Early 19th Century Tower Percussion Cap Pistol, converted from a flintlock, the steel barrel with London Board of Ordnance marks, the lock engraved with a crown and TOWER, walnut full stock with brass trigger guard and butt cap (repair to stock)

A Late 19th Century Snider Rifle, the barrel with London Board of Ordnance marks, walnut half stock, (lacks ramrod). **This gun is said to have been used by Trooper Schofield in the Spanish/American/Cuban War. He later lived and died in North Middlesboro, Massachusetts, USA

A Pair of Percussion Cap Duelling Pistols,each with octagonal browned steel barrel with London Board of Ordnance marks, and bearing engraved inscription D.Egg, London, engraved dolphin hammer and lock plate with slide safety, engraved trigger guard with pineapple finial, chequered walnut stock and wooden ramrod. (Possibly re-stocked and re-finished)

A RARE U.S. .53 GREENE PATENT BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION UNDER-HAMMER OVAL-BORE SERVICE RIFLE, Circa 1860, with 36in. blued barrel sighted to 800 yards and retained by three spring-held barrel-bands, blued receiver and tang, the latter with bolt-release button and marked 'GREENE'S PATENT / NOV. 17. 1857', walnut three-quarter stock, blued trigger-guard, ring under-hammer, iron sling mounts, iron cleaning rod, and much original faded finish, together with a socket bayonet with 18in. blade of triangular section, the forte marked 'J.D.G.'. (2) @Footnote: Other Notes: Approximately 4,500 of these rifles were made by A.H. Waters Armory, Massachusetts from 1859 until the early 1860s. 1,500 of the rifles were sold in the U.S., 900 of these being purchased by U.S. Ordnance. The remaining 3,000 fulfilled a Russian government contract.

A Japanese sword, Second World War ordnance NCO sword with alloy handle and green painted scabbard.

A Japanese sword, Second World War, European influence, possibly Navy ordnance.

* A RARE 1874 GARDNER PATENT .303 BRITISH DOUBLE-BARRELLED CRANK WOUND MACHINE GUN, serial no. 853, De-activated (2007), brass-frame, detachable stick magazine feed and barrel outer casing, approximately 47 1/2in. length and 23 1/2in. in height, on a steel deck mount with wheel-operated worm screws for azimuth and elevation, the frame with a copper plaque inscribed 'MOMENTO 'S.S. ISTAR' FROM J. NIKO' Provenance: William Gardner, previously a captain in the Union army during the American Civil War patented and built his first prototype crank wound machine gun in 1874. Not having access to the necessary funds to finance further production, he sold the American patent rights to Pratt & Whitney Co. Hartford. Connecticut. The gun operates with two breech-loading barrels in parallel. One complete turn of the crank loads, fires and ejects each barrel alternately. The ammunition is loaded via a stick magazine feed which can be continually topped up to allow a rate of constant fire, capable of firing at a rate of 545 rounds per minute. During its initial Ordnance trials, the Gardner was well received, with just some criticism of the feed system, which Pratt & Whitney developed further and re-entered for trial in 1877. Its reliability was astounding, in a test run of a 5000 round continuous fire, it had just one malfunction (after 3019 rounds fired, a case failed to extract). In other trials in 1878, it out performed its main rival for a Government contact, the Gatling, quite comprehensively. The 2-barrelled Gardner fired 1000 rounds in just 60 seconds less than its 10-barrelled competitor, and the 5-barrelled Gardner fired 1000 rounds 17 seconds quicker than the 10-barrelled Gatling and 68 seconds quicker than the 5-barrelled Nordenfeldt. Unfortunately for Pratt & Whitney, a previous contract to Gatling went unchallenged as the U.S. Government of the time had no interest in developing machine guns -those it had were used only sporadically against Indian uprisings. The British Admiralty however, were i pressed and in 1881, in an independent trial held, the Gardner was judged to be the most effective in 9 out of 10 points of comparison against all its rivals and was subsequently adopted for all branches of the service where a light weapon could be used without the need for a limber. The deck mounting system found on this example was designed by a British Naval engineer.

*Shropshire school map. Ordnance Survey (pub.), Large one inch to a mile shhet covering the whole county, 1899, with contemp. hand colouring and concentric circles showing the distance from Shrewsbury, laid onto linen and attached to contemp. wooden rollers, image size 152 x 114cm (1)

Bacon (George W., pub.). New Large Scale Ordnance Atlas of the British Isles, with Plans of Towns, Copious Letterpress Descriptions, Alphabetical Indexes and Census Tables, [1881], 104 double-page col. map sheets, some discol. to printed title, a.e.g., orig. half dark-green morocco gilt, rubbed and scuffed and some wear to extrems., large 4to (1)

Collection of 24 Assorted Military Cap Badges Incl. Corps-Signals, Educational, Ordnance, Cyclist, Catering Etc.

H J OSBORNE WHITE: THE GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY AROUND ALRESFORD, HMSO 1910, Geological Survey of England and Wales, orig wraps + H H READ: BRITISH REGIONAL GEOLOGY THE GRAMPIAN HIGHLAND, HMSO 1935, orig wraps + 2 others similar + MAPS OF THE ENVIRONS OF LONDON REDUCED FROM THE ORDNANCE SURVEY, CIRCA 1890, col’d fdg map bkd onto linen, 22 ½” x 32”, orig cl, printed paper label + 9 “QUARTER-INCH” ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS (14)

SMALL BOX: TWO WARD LOCK ILLUSTRATED GUIDE BOOKS: THE ISLE OF MAN; AND BOURNEMOUTH + ASST UK FOLDING ORDNANCE SURVEY AND OTHER MAPS

Shropshire. Blome (Richard), To the Right Honourable Francis, Viscount Newport...This Map is Humbly Dedicated..., [1716], hand coloured engraved map, 190 x 245 mm, together with Cowley (J.), An Improved Map of Shropshire, [1744], uncoloured engraved map, 180 x 135 mm, and Morden (Robert), Shropshire, [1708], engraved map, hand coloured in outline, 215 x 165 mm, plus other similar size maps by Wallis/Oddy, Bowles, Kitchin, Fullarton, Owen/Bowen, Pigot, Ellis, Ordnance Survey, etc., all mounted (approx. 27)

Ordnance Survey, sheet XI (part of Hampshire including Portsmouth and Southampton), old series, early state, one inch to a mile, watermarked 1828, hand coloured engraved map with piano-key border, engraved image 620 x 770 mm (1)

Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey of the Isle of Wight and Part of Hampshire, sheet 10, old series, watermarked 1854, uncoloured engraved one inch to a mile map with piano-key border, folding and sectionalised onto linen, 627 x 945 mm (1)

Major William Hunter, medals comprising; War Service Medal, Victory Medal 1914-1918, War Medal 1914-1919, (Territorial Forces), Efficiency Medal, 1939-1945 Star, War Medal, long service-good conduct medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Territorial Medal ERII framed, watercolour portrait and photograph of W. Hunter note: William Hunter was born in Johnstone in 1892 and brought up in Kilmarnock, His medals reflect a somewhat unusual career in that he served through both world woars as a Territorial and from approximately 1920-1938 as a regular NCO and warrant officer in the British Army. The Territorial Decoration was awarded long after he retired and, unlike the other medals, is from Elizabeth's reign. He joined the Ayrshire Yeomanry before 1914 and was seconded to the Kings African Rifles, where he led what we used to call 'native troops' in the arduous campaigns against the German colonies of East Africa (now Tanzania) and South West Africa (now Namibia). His regular army service included two spells, each of at least five years, in India, including extended active service with British Regiments in the North West Frontier Province, as well as long spells in Depots such as Allahabad and Ferozepore. he was by trade an armourer in the Ordnance Corps. On retirement in 1938/9 as WO1, he was granted a commission as Lieutenant/Quartermaster RA to the Anti-tank Regiment of the 51st highland Division based at Oban a few weeks before the outbreak of war. Though by now over-age for active service he went with the regiment to France and from June 1940 spent the rest of the war as German POW. After the war, until his retirement in 1947, he was posted to command camps of German PsOW in England, first as Captain then as Major in the Royal Artillery. He died while salmon fishing near Oban on 13th July 1964.

A Large Hanging Ordnance Map "Cherkley District" having wooden top with pull down map, by Edward Stanford, 2m 26cm wide overall (TBF)

A scarce First World War period pigeon service aluminium message-carrying container, for attachment to a pigeon's leg, together with an original message sheet, dated 26th October 1916, from D. Company 2/4 London to 58 Division H.Q. mentioning 'ordnance held up, ground impassable water logged', a pigeon service message book and a page from a magazine showing mobile pigeon loft etc. (See illustration)

a rare Great War Royal Naval Division M.C., M.M. group of six to Sub. Lieut. R.H. Brewer, R.N.V.R., comprising: Military Cross, Geo. V (unnamed as issued); Military Medal, Geo. V (A.P.O., Hood Bn., R.N.V.R.); 1914-15 Star (L.S., R.N.V.R.); British War & Victory Medals (S. Lt., R.N.V.R.); Mercantile Marine Medal (erased), mounted loose style for wearing (in 2 groups), generally extremely fine; together with a mounted group of related dress miniatures, the official case for the M.C. and two named Masonic medals (15) M.C. London Gazette: 11 January 1919. He displayed conspicuous gallantry and initiative when part of the line was held up. He crept forward and bombed and captured a machine-gun post that was impeding our advance, which was then able to proceed. m.M. London Gazette: 17 April 1917. born in 1883 and a native of Nottingham, Robert Harold Brewer was employed as a Ship’s Steward in the Merchant Navy before the Great War and did not join up until 7th August 1915, thereby confirming the award of the Mercantile Marine Medal; the reason for the erasure of the naming on Brewer’s medal remains an enigma however and may simply be the result of loss of the original. Rated Able Seaman upon joining the R.N.V.R., he was made L.S. in September 1915 and briefly served as an Acting Petty Officer in February 1917. Commissioned Sub. Lt. in February 1918, he was wounded at least once in action and ended his war service with a brief commission in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

hand Written Signed Letter From Office Of Ordnance, Dated 11th May 1703, Regarding Her Majestie's ship The Warspight At Portsmouth stating that the Capt. has "Aquainted your board that one culvering and two saker gunns belonging to her are not fit for service". Also "the master gunner of Hurst Castle has not yet received stores." Printed document signed and dated 1702 by Richard Page, with other handwritten details inserted, regarding the cargo of a ship bound for Lisbon which, having paid freight and other dues "God send the good ship to her desired port in safety". Both items framed and glazed. (2)

After Franz Xaver Winterhalter 1805-1873- ''Her Royal Highness Victoria, Princess Royal 1855''; published January 1st 1856 by J Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond St, lithograph, proof, signed within the plate, 60x43.5cm: together with a collection of other 19th century engravings, prints and various Ordnance Survey maps, (box), (a/f), (unframed)

Maps. A collection of mostly double-page atlas maps, late 19th/early 20th century, including approx. 40 maps by A.K. Johnston, plus some 20th century Ordnance Survey maps. (approx. 400+)

Ordnance Survey, approx. 300 6 inch to a mile sheets, 1925-27, all covering Somerset & Devon, some marginalia, each sheet approx. 425 x 570 mm. (approx. 300)

Ordnance Survey, approx. 30 large format 1/2500 scale sheets of parts of Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire & Somerset, 1920s/30s, together with a large quantity of colour printed one inch to one mile maps. (-)

Ordnance Survey, approx. 400 6 inches to a mile sheets, 1925-27, covering Wiltshire, some duplicates, each sheet approx. 425 x 570 mm. (approx. 400)

Ordnance Survey. Approx. 300 6 inch to a mile sheets, 1954 edition, mostly relating to Warwickshire, Cheshire & Staffordshire, each sheet approx. 670 x 550 mm. (approx. 300)

AN 18-BORE 'P.56' PERCUSSION SERVICE CARBINE, dated '1859', with smoothbored sighted barrel, dated lock marked 'Tower' and with 'VR' cypher, walnut three-quarter stock, brass mounts, iron saddle-bar and ring, iron stirrup ramrod (some wear and minor defects throughout), Ordnance view and proof marks.

North Yorkshire Moors Railway, two ordnance survey maps - Goathland, twenty-five inches to one mile published 1913 and six inches to one mile published 1958, unframed, (2).

A Collection of draughtsman's plans, sketches of architectural details; together with, assorted ordnance survey type maps (a lot)

A rare George II walnut large bracket clock Windmills & Wightman, London, circa 1735 The five-pillar twin fusee rack and bell striking movement with verge escapement, rise/fall regulation and Hoho bird inhabited foliate engraved backplate signed Windmills & Wightman, LONDON within a circular cartouche to centre, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with false bob and calendar apertures and arched signature plaque to the matted centre, within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and fleur de lys half hour markers, with female mask and scroll cast spandrel applied angles beneath rise/fall regulation dial between dolphin cast mounts to arch, the case with later inverted bell top and foliate pierced frets above husk and scroll carved canted angles with conforming frets and brass handles to sides, on cavetto moulded base with shaped apron, 74cm high. The exact date on which William Wightman joined the celebrated Windmills firm is uncertain however Ordnance Office bills record the partnership in September 1735 (see Neale, J.A. Joseph and Thomas Windmills, Clock and Watch Makers 1671-1737, p.233). Five longcase clocks are recorded by Neale but no bracket, lantern clocks or watches are noted. The reason why this unusually large clock was made is uncertain however another ebonised example (a timepiece with silent pull repeat signed Windmills) is described by Neale and a walnut clock of similar proportions but with a rectangular dial by George Graham was formerly in the Iden collection. It is probable that such clocks were utilised in a semi-public context where the use of a longcase clock would be problematic.

POCKET MAPS approx 70 Bartholemew & Ordnance Survey folding maps 1930's-50's. SMALL BOX.

A quantity of maps including Ordnance Survey 1/2500 scale of Henfield, further Ordnance Survey and Bartholomews maps, Parson's new map of Hastings and St Leonards, an old format map of the London Underground and a Charles Baker map of London 1911 with three dimensional landmarks.

six old Ordnance Survey motoring maps in a case

An interesting and rare historic World War II photo scrapbook, assorted images including The Highland Div pipe bank and views of Italian landscape/military operations Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, Cassino, also Fyffes Concert Party (Billy Fyffe) at the Brufani Palace Hotel, Perugia, candid images of Brig. Mosely, Will Fyffe, Alex Jackson, and concert party members, later personal images of the Italian Partisan troops handing in their arms to British/USA Generals at Trieste to/w Military maps (1941/42) Sicily and French North Africa (7) and US Army road maps for Italy 1943 (25); assorted wartime Ordnance Survey maps 1937/40 (6) Provenance: The property of Major J.D. Everett, Royal Artillery and includes War Office letter granting honorary rank on release from active duty

Bacon (George W., pub.). New Large Scale Ordnance Atlas of the British Isles, with Plans of Towns, Copious Letterpress Descriptions, Alphabetical Indexes and Census Tables, [1881], 104 double-page col. map sheets, contents loose in orig. green cloth gilt, worn on spine, 4to (1)

Chubb (Thomas). A Descriptive List of the Printed Maps of Somersetshire 1575-1914, Taunton, 1914, orig. dark green cloth gilt, 8vo, together with Darlington (Ida & Howgego, James), Printed Maps of London circa 1553-1850, 1st ed., 1964, b&w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., a little rubbed and frayed to extrems., large 8vo, plus Skelton (R. A.), Decorative Printed Maps of the 15th to 18th Centuries, pub. Staples Press, 1952, some colour and numerous b&w plates, orig. red cloth gilt, large 4to, and Skelton (R. A. and Harvey, P. D. A., eds.), Local Maps and Plans from Medieval England, Oxford University Press, 1986, some colour and numerous b&w illusts., orig. cloth gilt in d.j., folio, VG, limited ed. 381/500, and others on the history of cartography and map making, various, including The Earliest Printed Maps 1472-1500, by Tony Campbell, pub. British Library, 1987, My Head is a Map, A Festschrift for R. V. Tooley, 1973, County Atlases of the British Isles 1579-1703, by R. A. Skelton, 1970, A History of the Ordnance Survey, ed. W. A. Seymour, 1980, etc., mostly orig. cloth in d.j.s (38)

Ordnance Survey. Approx. 120 1/2500 scale map sheets, c.1890s-1916, various areas but mostly Sussex, some marginal fraying and creasing (approx. 120)

A 24-BORE FLINTLOCK SEA SERVICE PISTOL, circa 1830, 15in. overall, with tapering barrel, flat bevelled border engraved lock with 'WR' cypher, walnut three-quarter stock with Ordnance sold out of service mark, brass mounts, iron belt-hook, and iron stirrup ramrod, small King's (GR) proof marks.

A .75 PATTERN 1842 PERCUSSION SERVICE MUSKET, circa 1850, with 39in. tapering sighted barrel, border engraved lock with faded case-hardened finish and marked with 'VR' cypher and 'TOWER', figured walnut three-quarter stock, brass mounts, iron sling mounts, and iron ramrod, London proof marks and Ordnance inspection marks.

A .577 PATTERN 1853 (THIRD MODEL) PERCUSSION SERVICE RIFLE, the lock dated '1858', with 39in. sighted barrel rifled with three grooves, border engraved dated lock marked 'TOWER' and with 'VR' cypher, walnut three-quarter stock, brass mounts, iron sling mounts, later iron ramrod, and leather sling, Ordnance view, proof and sold out of service marks.

A .577 PATTERN 1858 ("BAR-ON-BAND") PERCUSSION SERVICE RIFLE, the lock dated '1861', with 33in. sighted barrel rifled with three grooves, border engraved dated lock marked 'TOWER' and with 'VR' cypher on the tail, walnut three-quarter stock, iron mounts including front barrel band incorporating the bayonet lug, iron sling mounts, iron ramrod, and leather sling (some discolouration and scattered pitting), Ordnance view and proof marks.

A .75 PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOL BY SWINBURN & SON, MAKERS TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF ORDNANCE, mid-19th century, 14 3/4in. overall, with octagonal twist sighted barrel signed in full, scroll engraved patent breech with pierced platinum plug, scroll engraved tang and signed lock, walnut three-quarter stock with chequered butt, scroll engraved iron mounts including pommel with hinged trap-cover, silver escutcheon, horn fore-end cap (repaired), and iron stirrup ramrod (some scattered pitting throughout), London proof marks.

London. Ordnance Survey. Two 1/1056 scale maps of parts of North London (sheets VII 6 & III 96), 1894-96 edition,. together with thirteen 1/2500 sheets including Littleheath, Arkley, Richmond, Finchley, Little Stanmore, etc., all 1935 edition, plus two smaller c.1930s sheets (17)

Scalby and other Scarborough Ordnance Survey maps

London. Ordnance Survey. Two large six inch to a mile sheets, 1871,. one showing Esher, Richmond, Kingston & Richmon, the other Barnes, Fulham, Wandsworth, Wimbledon & Sutton, some areas hand coloured, both sectionalised and laid onto linen, the former approx. 1440 x 1120 mm, the latter 1450 x 945 mm (2)

An Officer's Mess Oak Stick Stand, set with brass plaque for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, the base inset with a copper drip tray; a brass shell case ashtray with Royal Army Ordnance Corps badge; a brass shell case engraved with a presentation inscription (3) .

A late 19th Century lacquered brass binocular microscope inscribed "L. Casella, Maker to the Admiralty and Ordnance, London", together with three spare lenses and housed in a mahogany rectangular travelling case, 40 cm high